WorldMate Caters to Travellers with the Nokia Eseries
The leading travel application is available in Nokia's new business phones
Lod , Israel , October 16, 2006 – MobiMate Ltd., the leading mobile travel application developer, announced today that its WorldMate application comes pre-installed in the Nokia Eseries devices. Nokia has licensed a basic version of the application for inclusion with the Nokia E50, Nokia E60, Nokia E61, Nokia E62 and Nokia E70. Customers will have access to weather forecasts, world clocks, currency rates and day / night information on their phones. MobiMate will also offer customers the opportunity to upgrade to future WorldMate products including advanced travel services regarding flights, weather and travel planning.
Since it was released in 2003, WorldMate is one of the most successful applications on the Symbian operating system, topping the sales charts for long periods.
“The Nokia Eseries devices are a great match for our application", states Nadav Gur, MobiMate's CEO. "We believe that they will reach the hands of millions of business professionals spending much of their time travelling. WorldMate will provide them with critical services that they need. We value our relationship with Nokia with whom we share a vision of a connected world serving businesses by facilitating mobile work and making mobile employees more effective. By working together we can reach millions of business professionals and serve their needs while travelling."
For more information about MobiMate or WorldMate, go to: http://www.mobimate.com
For more information about Nokia Eseries devices, go to: http://www.nokia.com/business
About WorldMate
WorldMate® is the world's leading mobile travel and itinerary management service, providing subscribers with a host of services for travel planning, travel execution and travel reporting. Mobile services range from weather and currency information to flight schedules and real-time flight status. Utilities include travel expense reporting, itinerary planning and exchange, currency conversion, calculators, world clocks and much more. The WorldMate product line is available on nine (9) platforms including Java, BlackBerry®, Palm OS®, Microsoft Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Palm and Smartphone, Symbian UIQ, Series 60, Series 80 and 90 Communicators and Desktop PC. It is the only mobile application worldwide to have been a top-10 best seller on more than 5 platforms to date.
WorldMate® is the seven-time recipient of the Handango Champion award in the several categories, and has received countless wireless developer accolades and endorsements from Nokia, Palm, Sony Ericsson and Symbian, as well as awards from industry specific eZines such as PC Magazine, ZDNet, PocketPC Magazine, Geek.com and others.
For more information about WorldMate®, please visit http://www.mobimate.com .
About MobiMate Ltd.
MobiMate is the clear leader in the mobile travel-related services category with WorldMate – the leading mobile travel service. MobiMate's unique approach to the Mobile Internet sees the product as a combination of clever, attractive and user-friendly software, valuable content and services from recognized sources, and an on-line service delivering this content to the end-user's device. This approach has brought WorldMate to the esteemed position it now occupies – a best seller over multiple mobile device platforms. MobiMate's leadership in this space has been recognized by leading handset and PDA vendors who bundle MobiMate products with their devices, including Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Hewlett Packard and others. MobiMate's partners include OAG, Conducive Technology and other notable travel-related companies.
MobiMate and WorldMate are registered trademarks of MobiMate, Ltd; Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corp.; All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.